,Happy Thanksgiving from Swim 4 Vets to all of my followers and their families and especially to all of our military families who have loved ones who are overseas protecting our freedom.

Many of you have the tradition of going around the table and stating what you are thankful for. I would like to take this time to do the same. I am thankful for my health and even though I didn’t get to actually get to do my swim I have been able to rehab quicker than expected and retool my swim stroke to make my swimming more efficient and easier on my shoulder. I am thankful for the wonderful swimmers who stepped forward to be a part of the Swim 4 Vets relay team and they are truly excited about doing this very physical and mental accomplishment. I am thankful for the many triathlete friends that I have made through the MaccaX team, who swam a mile for the virtual swim or just donated to the cause. I am thankful for my coach at Tactical Coaching, who would check on me and setting up a training program that I could do while I was rehabbing. And lastly I am thankful for my family. For my wonderful husband who took care of me after my surgery; my children with helping around the house and for my oldest son who was rehabbing his broken wrist at the same time. We helped each other stay on task and offered words of encouragement on the bad days.

​Happy Thanksgiving and please remember to pray for our military and their families.